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  1. 11-21-2008, 09:19 PM #31
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    Quote Originally Posted by hotmod View Post
    got my 798c today as promised. Justin @ three rivers was very proffessional & curtious in my dealings. The unit looks awsome. Trying to get it mounted tomorrow & on the water Sunday.

    I hope you'll let me know how well your transducer mount and every thing else works out. Mine will be in Monday.
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  2. 11-22-2008, 09:55 PM #32
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    Installation was not bad, instructions were good. I may have to fabricate a spacer bracket to move the transducer back about 3" as I may have some interferance from the lower unit on the right side (on a pontoon), if the right side signal is not good it will be no problem to correct. Would have done it today but was running out of daylight. Also had to get a floor flance to screw a 4' extension to raise the GPS puck above the bimmini top.
    Have a lake test planned for tomorrow. We have a friend who is experienced with a 997 & have his number on speed dial & will probably heat up the airways with questions.
    I will try to post tomorrow evening the results of the lake run.
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  3. 11-23-2008, 12:42 AM #33
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    Quote Originally Posted by hotmod View Post
    Installation was not bad, instructions were good. I may have to fabricate a spacer bracket to move the transducer back about 3" as I may have some interferance from the lower unit on the right side (on a pontoon), if the right side signal is not good it will be no problem to correct. Would have done it today but was running out of daylight. Also had to get a floor flance to screw a 4' extension to raise the GPS puck above the bimmini top.
    Have a lake test planned for tomorrow. We have a friend who is experienced with a 997 & have his number on speed dial & will probably heat up the airways with questions.
    I will try to post tomorrow evening the results of the lake run.


    Thanks, I look forward to your post.
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  4. 11-24-2008, 12:02 AM #34
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    Quote Originally Posted by stevem View Post
    Ronnie...I ordered about 8:30am Tuesday morning and that night the order was still pending, but when I checked Wednesday morning it had been shipped from Memphis and was on the truck for delivery. I had it by 11:00am and yes it has the transducer and also comes with a nice Humminbird cover.
    I know who we will be following at the classic now. Does Teresa know bout this? If not then a trip to Tuscaloosa next saturday will keep me quiet. :pI'm gonna have to get my cheapscape partner to buy us one.
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  5. 11-25-2008, 09:38 AM #35
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    Love the 798 seems to work great, just a lot to learn. Adding one of my first snapshots, keep in mind i am a newbie to SI.

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  6. 11-25-2008, 09:43 AM #36
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    Another with a stakebed?

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  7. 11-25-2008, 03:25 PM #37
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    GPS puck installation. Plan to make the mast fold down but at the present it only takes about 30 seconds to unscrew & store.
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  8. 11-25-2008, 04:00 PM #38
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    Thanks Hotmod

    Those are good pictures. I like the creek channel image.
    I just finished installing mine. I will get out sometimes this week. I doubt I'll ever learn all the things I need to know about this thing.
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  9. 11-25-2008, 04:26 PM #39
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    Very nice GPS puck mount Hotmod. Is that conduit or pipe? And how did you get the thread to match up. Isn't GPS antenna threads an oddball? Let me know the details because I want to do the same thing to both my boats. Although, I am only going 8-12" with them.

    Cool.

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  10. 11-25-2008, 05:37 PM #40
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    That is just 3/4 galvanised pipe. The thread in the puck base is 3/4"X14 thread which is the same as a 3/4" pipe thread. It would not start because the pipe thread is tapered so i took a 3/4 pipe tap & some wd 40 & gently cut the threads in the adapter a little deeper. Just be careful & only go about a round at a time with the tap & then clean the abs plastic from the threads. It took about 15 minutes to cut the threads out, just be careful & don't get in a hurry & put too much pressure on the base as it could split. If you don't have a tap just about any plumber or machine shop will have one or you can buy one for about $10.00-$15.00 at Lowes or home depot.

    I am planning to make a hinge to where the mast will fold down to the back of the boat to be out of the way for storage.

    I feel that having the GPS puck up above the top for a 360 degree view of the sky is the seceret to good GPS performance
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